Lusail Stadium

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World Cup security guard dies after fall at Lusail Stadium (The Athletic)

A World Cup security guard has died after suffering a “serious fall” while on duty at the Lusail Stadium for Argentina's quarter-final match against the ...

“Stadium medical teams immediately attended the scene and provided emergency treatment before he was transferred to Hamad Medical Hospital’s intensive care unit via ambulance. “We send our sincere condolences to his family, colleagues and friends during this difficult time. We regret to announce that, despite the efforts of the medical team, he sadly passed away in hospital on Tuesday 13 December, after being in the intensive care unit for three days. We will also ensure that his family receive all outstanding dues and monies owed.” On Saturday, the Qatar Supreme Committee released a statement, saying: “On Saturday December 10, a security guard at Lusail Stadium suffered a serious fall while on duty. He sadly passed away on Tuesday.

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World Cup security guard dies after 'fall' while on duty at the Lusail ... (CNN)

A Kenyan security guard who reportedly fell while on duty at Qatar's Lusail Stadium has died in hospital, his family and officials have confirmed to CNN.

A family member was informed on Monday morning of his death. “Let’s do something for our beloved comrade.” The document says Kibue had a “severe head injury, facial fractures and pelvic fractures.” This has now been amended. “We want justice. We want to know what caused his death.

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World Cup security guard dies after fall at Lusail Stadium, say ... (The Independent)

Kenyan John Njau Kibue, 24, died at Lusail Stadium on Saturday after falling from the venue's eighth floor.

“We want to know what caused his death. CNN also reported that it had obtained a medical document, which declared that Kibue was taken to the Intensive Care Unit at Hamad General Hospital in Doha. “We want justice,” Wanjiru said. [The Guardian ](https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/feb/23/revealed-migrant-worker-deaths-qatar-fifa-world-cup-2022)reported last year that at least 6,500 migrant workers had died in Qatar since it won the right to host the event in 2010. The number of work-related deaths in relation to the World Cup in Qatar is in dispute. In a statement, World Cup organisers the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy said: “We regret to announce that, despite the efforts of his medical team, he sadly passed away in hospital on Tuesday 13 December, after being in the intensive care unit for three days.

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FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Security guard at Lusail stadium dies ... (Sportstar)

The organisers said they are investigating the circumstances leading to the fall “as a matter of urgency” and would provide further information pending the ...

He fell to his death after that game, his uncle said. “For us as a family - definitely, we want some answers. The statement said John Njau Kibue suffered the fall on Dec.

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Security guard dies at Lusail Stadium after fall (Aljazeera.com)

John Njau Kibue fell while working at the venue that will host the World Cup 2022 final on Sunday.

There, Argentina will take on the winners of the France-Morocco match being held today, on Wednesday, December 14. According to a statement released on Wednesday by World Cup local organisers, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), John Njau Kibue suffered the fall on Saturday. The final of the World Cup will be held on Sunday at Lusail Stadium, the biggest venue to host World Cup 2022 matches.

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Migrant worker dies at World Cup after falling from top of Lusail ... (The Guardian)

John Njau Kibue, a security guard, has died from his fall from the eighth storey of Lusail Stadium after Saturday's World Cup quarter-final.

“We’re in the middle of a World Cup. “Death is a natural part of life, whether it’s at work, whether it’s in your sleep,” he said in response to questions about the death, first reported by the Athletic. Kibue is the second migrant worker confirmed as having died while working at the World Cup. “On Saturday 10 December, John Njau Kibue, a security guard at Lusail Stadium, suffered a serious fall while on duty,” the SC said. The clarity of how he fell is not coming out. “We received news [on Tuesday] morning that he passed on,” Anne Wanjiru, Kibue’s sister, told the Standard newspaper in Nairobi.

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Tragedy as World Cup security guard dies after fall at Lusail Stadium (Vanguard)

A security guard has died after a serious fall while on duty at a Qatar World Cup stadium. The tournament organisers confirmed that John Njau Kibue, 24, ...

CNN also reported that it had obtained a medical document, which declared that Kibue was taken to the Intensive Care Unit at Hamad General Hospital in Doha. It was gathered that Kibue’s employer had notified the Kenyan’s sister, Ann Wanjiru, that the 24-year-old had fallen from the eighth floor of the stadium. Wanjiru then told CNN: “We don’t have the money to get justice for him, but we want to know what happened.”

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FIFA World Cup 2022: Security Guard Dies After Fall At Lusail ... (Outlook India)

John Njau Kibue was taken to the hospital and put in intensive care but died on Tuesday.

They argue that accident rates at the stadiums are comparable to others around the world. There was no match at Lusail Stadium on Saturday. The Supreme Committee said that John Njau Kibue fell at Lusail Stadium on Saturday.

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Security Guard Dies After 'Fall' From Lusail Stadium's 8th Floor ... (Pragativadi)

Amid the controversial deaths of at least three journalists in Qatar in the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022, a Kenyan security guard has reportedly passed away ...

We want to know what caused his death. Qatar’s tournament organisers are investigating the circumstances leading to the fall as a matter of urgency and will provide further information pending the outcome of the investigation,” it added. “They did not reveal any of the circumstances surrounding his death.

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World Cup 2022 security guard dies after Lusail Stadium fall (Goal India)

John Njue Kibue died in hospital three days after a serious fall following Argentina's quarter-final win over the Netherlands at World Cup 2022.

Which was the best World Cup winning team? "On Saturday 10 December, John Njau Kibue, a security guard at Lusail Stadium, suffered a serious fall while on duty,” the SC said in a statement. “We want justice.

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FIFA World Cup 2022: 24-year-old security guard dies at Lusail ... (India Today)

FIFA World Cup 2022: A 24-year-old man from Kenya died after suffering a serious fall while on duty as a security guard at the Lusail Stadiuim, ...

[By India Today Web Desk](/author/india-today-web-desk): A 24-year-old security guard from Kenya died at the FIFA World Cup 2022 on Tuesday after a serious fall at the Lusail Stadium, the tournament organisers said on Wednesday. France and Morocco battle in the second semi-final later on Wednesday. FIFA World Cup 2022: A 24-year-old man from Kenya died after suffering a serious fall while on duty as a security guard at the Lusail Stadium, which will host the final of the tournament on December 18.

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